North Aston Water Tower Aston End Road Aston Hertfordshire
Refused on 16 June 2020
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of existing disused water tower into a residential property, with additional works including; creation of balcony and roof terrace (on the existing roof) with installation of solar panels.
- Received
- 8 April 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 6
- Ward
- Datchworth And Aston
- ReceivedReceived8 Apr
- ValidatedValidated14 Apr
- Consult.Consultation12 May
- TargetTarget Date9 Jun
- DecidedDecided16 Jun
Decided in 63 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at North Aston Water Tower Aston End Road Aston Hertfordshire. East Hertfordshire has handled 7,264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 6 days longer than East Hertfordshire's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address.
80% of full applications at East Hertfordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Aston Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 April 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 4 June 2020
- Consultation end
- 12 May 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 26 May 2020
- Last date for comments
- 16 June 2020
- Target decision date
- 9 June 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Chapel Highbury Road Hitchin SG4 9RW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 June 2020
- Site notice end
- 13 May 2020
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-08637940
- Documents
- 30
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: East Hertfordshire
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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Planning history at this site
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Source: East Hertfordshire
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